'Active shooter' response: If you can’t hide, then run

Those in the lounge seized the chance to run outside. Finally, two role-playing “police” successfully fired at Bandick with air pistols.

The group repeated several scenarios to practice barricades and escapes.

Afterward, participant Jenna Hazleton, academic coordinator for residential education at SDSU, said the training made her sure she could do her part in an emergency. “I’d be trying to send text messages, get information to the students,” Hazleton said.

Anthony Keen, residence coordinator at SDSU, admitted the scenarios were “nerve-wracking,” but gave him confidence.

Secka said all freshman at SDSU will undergo a 90-minute safety course based on this training program as part of orientation in the fall.